We shouldn't do Phase 1 longer than 2 weeks. But that refers to doing a clean Phase 1 without any slip-ups. Traditionally, if you don't make it through, you need to start over. It really helps. However, if you've had several slipups and started over a couple times, you may need to just get through the 3-5 days it takes to get rid of cravings, and then start Phase 2.
That said, MomPom, you may want to really think about how to make this more effective for you. It seems like you've had a couple run-ins with temptation in the last 2 weeks. How can you make sure they don't happen in the future? Like Diva was suggesting, there's a difference between the cravings we are trying to delete with P1 and emotional hunger, which never leaves us until we work on it. If you are dealing with the latter, you need to figure out what helps (like hiding the GS cookies--good idea!) so you can be successful. Sending some
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I can't imagine eating 3 of fruits AND grains and still losing weight. I think I'll stick to one of each for now and see how it goes. If anything, I would add another fruit before I added more whole grains.
Grains and fruit don't have any more calories than other things you are eating. Nor are they any more likely to cause you to gain weight. What you need to figure out is what
you can eat without creating cravings. There's no reason 3 servings of fruit and 3 servings of grains would cause cravings--though it might in your body. Only you can figure that out, but don't make assumptions about what your body can and can't do without experimenting. With all the "low carb" diet hubbub, it's easy for us to get into thinking that grains, even complex (good!) ones, are bad, but that's not true. Simple sugars cause problems, but whole grains aren't instantly converted into fat.
When it comes down to it, all that really matters is the calories we ingest and the calories we burn (exercise). SBD helps me eat less calories because it controls my cravings to eat more. But it's not a magic formula or anything like that.
Experiment and find what works for your body, MomPOM. Originally I could only lose weight if I ate 1 grain and 1 fruit a day. Currently, I eat several servings of grains (usually 3-4 a day) and 2-3 servings of fruit a day and am losing at a steady pace. I'm exercising more, which helps, and I'm being very careful about emotional eating (which also helps). You'll find lots of info on finding the combo that works for you in the
What's your P2 Combo? thread.